{"id":127293,"date":"2026-10-03T14:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127293"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:02:57","slug":"fp-7-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fp-7-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"FP-7 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>FP-7 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine has deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About FP-7 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FP-7 Missile, nicknamed the <\/span><b>Pelican<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>ground-launched tactical <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cruise-missile-vs-ballistic-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">ballistic missile<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed by <\/span><b>Ukrainian <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defence company Fire Point.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for <\/span><b>shorter-range strikes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">against targets such as <\/span><b>logistics hubs, air-defence sites, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and drone bases, rather than deep strikes far behind the frontline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also<\/span><b> being reworked to be used in air defense systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 It is a key <\/span><b>part of Europe\u2019s first common anti-ballistic system project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, called <\/span><b>Freyja<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>FP-7 Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures 7.25 m long and 530 mm in diameter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>solid-fuel rocket motor.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a reported <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of around <\/span><b>200 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a reported speed of around 1,500 metres per second.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its payload is 150 kg while its maximum flight duration is 250 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a circular error probability (CEP) of 14 meters. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/ukraine-uses-fp-7-missile-in-combat-for-first-time-what-is-the-weapon-ws-l-10363870.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>N18<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FP-7 Missile is a ground-launched tactical ballistic missile developed by Ukrainian defence company Fire Point. 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